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Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other Contexts
Brenda D. Gottschild
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Paperback. This work examines the African presence in American dance forms, arguing that the Africanist aesthetic has been "invisibilised" by the pervasive force of racism. It provides evidence to correct the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a major factor in shaping American performance. Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture. Dixon Gottschild argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been invisibilized by the pervasive force of racism. This book provides evidence to correct and balance the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a conditioning factor in shaping American performance, onstage and in everyday life. She examines the Africanist presence in American dance forms particularly in George Balanchine's Americanized style of ballet, (post)modern dance, and blackface minstrelsy. Hip hop culture and rap are related to contemporary performance, showing how a disenfranchised culture affects the culture in power. ... Read more
This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture. Dixon Gottschild argues that the Africanist aesthetic has been invisibilized by the pervasive force of racism. This book provides evidence to correct and balance the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a conditioning factor in shaping American performance, onstage and in everyday life. She examines the Africanist presence in American dance forms particularly in George Balanchine's Americanized style of ballet, (post)modern dance, and blackface minstrelsy. Hip hop culture and rap are related to contemporary performance, showing how a disenfranchised culture affects the culture in power. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275963736
SKU
V9780275963736
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About Brenda D. Gottschild
BRENDA DIXON GOTTSCHILD is Professor Emerita of Dance at Temple University. Formerly a professional dancer and actress, she is the Philadelphia critic for Dancemagazine and has published articles in The Drama Review, Dance Research Journal, Design for Arts in Education, and The Black American Literature Forum. She is coauthor of the third and most recent edition of The History of ... Read more
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